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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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